{"product_id":"king-tubby-presents-the-roots-of-dub","title":"King Tubby Presents…. - The Roots Of Dub","description":"\u003cp\u003eKing Tubby's dub art began to flower on remixes for producer Bunny Lee.\u003cbr\u003eThe engineer treated hundreds of Lee productions between 1973-1975, establishing dub as a independent style in reggae music in the process.\u003cbr\u003eWhile protégés and future dub stars Prince Jammy and Scientist would eventually remix some of the Lee dub tracks under Tubby's name, the sides on Roots of Dub are all done by Tubby himself.\u003cbr\u003eAs the title implies, one hears the beginnings of his original dub style: a soundscape made up more by spare yet innovative deconstructions of the original sides than by the many added sound effects heard on future mixes.\u003cbr\u003eAnd while a handful of Tubby discs suffer from second-rate material, this collection stands out with some of the choicest of Lee's rhythm tracks.\u003cbr\u003eNo small credit for this quality goes to Lee's amazing early reggae house band, the Aggrovators, which featured bassist Robbie Shakepeare, drummer Carlton \"Santa\" Davis, and guitarist Earl \"Chinna\" Smith, among others.\u003cbr\u003eA fine introduction to this artist's catalog.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JAMAICAN RECORDINGS","offers":[{"title":"Standard Black Vinyl","offer_id":53201797316935,"sku":"TRI-69657","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/9779\/5655\/files\/9ab9bfabe7deb2e72a3a114eacbc827f_1350c227-c270-4d04-bedc-b7fddb1ccedc.jpg?v=1769321240","url":"https:\/\/towerrecords.ie\/products\/king-tubby-presents-the-roots-of-dub","provider":"Tower Records Dublin Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}